DA: PHILIPE LINS NOW MEETS KLEBER RAIMUNDO SILVA
SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Noyabr 30, 2016) - A yüngül bout çopurluq Yamauchi qədər (20-3) qarşı Mircea Valeriu (12-3) completes the MMA portion of "Bellator 168: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2,” on a night which will feature both Bellator MMA and Bellator Kickboxing brands inside the Mandela Forum in Florence.
Əlavə, due to an injury suffered by Pietro Cappelli, Philipe Lins (10-1) will now meet Kleber Raimundo Silva (12-7) in light heavyweight action on Dec. 10.
The mixed martial arts portion of action on Dec. 10 is headlined by a middleweight world title fight featuring a rematch between Rafael Carvalho (13-1) və Melvin Manhoef (30-13-1, 2 NC), while Italy’s own Alessio Sakara (18-11, 2 NC) olacaq Joey Beltran (17-13, 1 NC) at 205-pounds, və John Salter (12-3) cavab Claudio Annicchiarico (1-4) bir middleweight bout. "Bellator 168: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2” will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE at 4pm ET/PT.
The Bellator Kickboxing card features a female flyweight rematch between Denise Kielholtz (45-3) və Gloria Peritore (11-1-1), but this time, a world title will be on the line. "Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” will also feature a lightweight clash between Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 NC) and British kickboxing champion Jordan Watson (48-11-2), a middleweight matchup pitting Joe Schilling (19-9) qarşı Victorio Lermano(30-7), a welterweight contest pairing Luca Novello (22-4-2) ilə Kərim Qaccı (96-13-1), və Kevin Ross(31-9) görüşəcək Alessio Arduini (26-14-2) yüngül mübarizə. "Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” airs Cümə, Dec. 16 at 11:15 pm ET, immediately following "Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii.”
An 8-fight veteran of Bellator MMA, Yamauchi enters the cage in search of his 21st career win and seventh under the Scott Coker-led promotion. You would be hard-pressed to find a fighter with more promise than the 23-year-old top prospect, who has already taken down proven veterans the likes of Martin Stapleton, Isao Kobayashi, və ən son Ryan Couture. The former featherweight returned to the lightweight division to face the aforementioned Couture earlier in the year at "Bellator 162: Shlemenko vs. Oyuq," a fight in which Yamauchi dominated from the get-go, earning yet another first round submission victory. Yamauchi has finished his opponent in 17 və onun 20 karyera qazanır, o cümlədən 14 in the opening round of action. The Japanese-Brazilian submission specialist continues to make great strides in the sport, consistently displaying the flawless Brazilian jiu-jitsu technique that has given opponents many nightmares year after year.
Challenging Yamauchi will be Valeriu Mircea, a Moldova-born competitor that has also seen a great deal of success early on in his MMA career. The 23-year-old knockout artist will be making his Bellator MMA debut following three consecutive victories, including a pair of first round knockouts. Dating back to 2015, Mircea has collected wins in nine of his last 10 bouts and has already tallied six victories over his 2016 kampaniya. With three of his last four wins coming by way of first round knockout, you can expect an early array of attack in this pairing of two top prospects.
Taking on Lins will now be Raimundo Silva, a 28-year-old striker who will be making both his 2016 and Bellator MMA debut. Dating back to 2011, “Orgulho” has won seven of his last 11 müsabiqələr, highlighted by his most recent knockout victory over Claudio Rocha, which came just 3:25 İlk turda daxil.
Complete "Bellator 168: Carvalho vs. Manhoef 2” Card:
Orta ağırlıq dərəcəsi üzrə dünya çempionatı: Rafael Carvalho (13-1) vs. Melvin Manhoef (30-13-1, 2 NC)
Light ağır Feature mübarizə: Alessio Sakara (18-11, 2 NC) vs. Joey Beltran (17-13, 1 NC)
Light ağır Feature mübarizə: Philipe Lins (10-1) vs. Kleber Raimundo Silva (12-7)
Middleweight Feature Fight: John Salter (12-3) vs. Claudio Annicchiarico (1-4)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Yamauchi qədər (31-9) vs. Mircea Valeriu (12-3)
Complete “Bellator Kickboxing: Florence” Card:
Lightweight Feature Fight: Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 NC) vs. Jordan Watson (48-11-2)
Flyweight World Title: Denise Kielholtz (45-3) vs. Gloria Peritore (11-1-1)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Joe Schilling (19-9) vs. Victorio Lermano (30-7)
Welter Siklet Feature mübarizə: Luca Novello (22-4-2) vs. Kərim Qaccı (96-13-1)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Kevin Ross (31-9) vs. Alessio Arduini (26-14-2)